Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!A witness has spoken of her horror after a man allegedly beat a seagull to death with a child's spade - in front of a beach full of shocked onlookers.The incident took place on Porthgwidden Beach in St Ives, and was witnessed by several children, says the witness.
She said a family sitting close to her repeatedly threw cans of fizzy drink at a nearby seagull, injuring the legally protected animal in the process, CornwallLive reports.Allegedly, one member of the group then got up and "beat it to death with a kids spade".When the witness and a family member confronted the group, they were verbally abused, she alleges.Devon and Cornwall Police were called to the incident, but the group had.
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